Clear It With Sidney

The best of the week’s news by Lindsay Beyerstein

July 2023

July 31, 2023

Union-Busting Firm Exposed, Migrant Kids Exploited

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The Best of the Week’s News:

Inside the nation’s nerve center of union-busting. (HuffPo)
Feds denounce surge in exploitation of migrant children. (NYT)
McDonalds cited 388 times for child labor since May. (TCH)
US Rep. Greg Caesar goes on “thirst strike” to push for water breaks for workers. (Texas Tribune)
UPS and the Teamsters agree on a tentative 5-year contract, averting Aug 1 strike. (WaPo)
Tesla lied about the range of its electric vehicles and cancelled the service appointments of buyers seeking to fix the problem. (Reuters)
Right-wing news powers scammy “buy gold” industry. (WaPo)

July 21, 2023

Sidney's Picks: Starbucks Fights Dirty War Against Baristas

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The Best of the Week’s News:

Starbucks is waging a dirty war on baristas. (NYT)
Hillman judge Ta-Nehisi Coates travels to South Carolina to support a teacher under fire for using his book on racism. (Essence)
How Jimmy Hoffa and the Teamsters made Las Vegas into an international gambling Mecca. (Baffler)
Accident at Mississippi poultry plant kills 16-year-old middle school schooler. (Guardian)
Tesla directors vastly overpaid themselves and now they have to give $735 million back to the shareholders. (Reuters)

July 7, 2023

Sidney's Picks: Can UPS and the Teamsters Reach a Deal In Time?

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The Best of the Week’s News:

Down to the wire: Can UPS and the Teamsters strike a deal in time? (ITT)
Farmer workers’ union sees major organizing gains in New York State, thanks to pro-worker law. (Guardian)
Why tech billionaires love RFK, Jr. (NYT)
California childcare workers win raises in new contract. (Sac Bee)
REI’s unionized workers accuse management of playing hardball. (NPR)